Togarmah
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Biblical Hebrew תּוֹגַרְמָה (tōḡarmā).
Proper noun[edit]
Togarmah
- A grandson of Japheth in the Old Testament; traditional ancestor of Armenians, sometimes also of Georgians.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 27:14::
- They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Usage notes[edit]
- The Biblical “House of Togarmah” probably referred to the Proto-Armenian kingdom centered around Melitene.
Translations[edit]
grandson of Japheth
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